Cigarette case



R. BERGER CIGARETTE CASE Feb. 4,l 1930.l

Filed June 16, 1928 Su. I

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.Y ik inventionrelatestogo y l cigarettes. and similar elongated'articles andv,Patentedy Feb. 4, 1930 ases orlhalding broadWall,` as ,the bottom of the case,-andas' each articleis withdrawn through the fopen-y ing a spring follower acting on the rowfov arfticlesy advances it -so'thatvv anotherY article takes i thelfposition of `the one v withdrawn.- The;V invention-jVv consists vrin a'fnovel construction' of a casegof this character-and,particularly inlthe f vmeans for ej ecting ther"particlesY at said open-v ing, the means forfadvancingethe row Yof ari-` i ticles .aseaoh iswifthdrawn,v and'athemeans i proved case, with f l at one long side o'feach, as at or-controllingftheadvancing means at the time when the case is being loaded. In the drawing, l

Fig. 1 is a plan, partlyin section, ofA the 1mthe'cover in open position; Fig. 2 is an end'elevation of the case;

Fgis a view in front elevation7 partly in section on line3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 isv a fragmentary section on row) and v Fig. 5 is-a section on line 33, Fig. 1.V The body 1 of the case is a vshallow rectanv its cover 2 is pretopen at the bottom. The cover and case are hinged together avreserve supply of cig# 'is designed to holdl number as the body arettes of about the same 5 will hold when constructed'as hereinafter set have a mateforth, wherefore the cover may rial marginal filling or lining 2a. of any construction'. When-the cover is closed' a spring latch 4 on Vthe front-Wall 1a of the case engages the corresponding wall of the cover in ay well-known manner and holds the cover closed, 5 being a buttonr latch torelease theV cover. l

Lining the case at all sides and suitably secured therein are elongated tubular housings 6, 7 and 8. The housing 6 extends along the rear wall of the case from a point near'the right-hand wall and then, being ybent in a for repressing the curve, it extends along the left-handside wall l of housing 6 and the a L. v line 4*-4, Fig. 1 (looking 1n the direction of the'arv3. The cover "it YIERQBER? inneren, or'rarrzasoiv;NnvvfJERsEY I i l CIGABETT casu.V

from @Home rearwall; i VIn Vthe front wall near theright-hand end are ejected. ,'Preferably this openingv is -Anormally closed bya gate 10v having afi thumb having a stem v1011 (Figs. 1 and 1) `is the opening 9 through 'which the cigarettes y .60* piece 101proj ectlng through a horizontal 9ain the front wall. 1a ofthecaseandfalso; projecting to the lleft* intothehousng Y, where it `abuts a Spiral Spring-11111 tiligthe forward end othe'housing. 'The `gate may .be guided.(retanedln a Vertical lsaid housingitseltabut- Plane.) by@ frkhaped'lpee 13 which isseby an ejector 1 5. consisting Yof ablock-V which' y*the right-hand'end normally stands between rear en d, of housing 8 and :has i a: ,shank .projecting horzcntally through the housing 8 and aslot 16 (Eig. 2)

a button 15? exterior ofthe CaSe- 1 f llilhen a cigarette ,is-to bey `ejected l the op-v eratorV represses thej gate 10 .with the thumb of his rightV hand upontlie thumb piece 10.31, so as tocle'ar the opening9, and thenwithhis forefinger'engaged with the button-la'ad4 vancespthe row is. kept'flatbyaf stili' but flexible strap I 18 whoseends arev removably heldjunderfclips 19. The row is normally pressed to the right, sov that aseach cigarette is removed through the opening '10*anothenwilhtake its place,

'bya'followerQO which consists gota-blade. G(

slides in housing .f

having aportion 21'Which y ejector;1h52, so A'that a cigarette thenopposeditothe ejector 15*y will be ejected..

in ythe rightfhand end wallof thecaseLhaving v 6 and protrudes through a horizontal slot 6a in the front wall ofthe same. Portion 2l is subject to the pressure of a'spiral spring 22 which is interposed between the same and the front wall of the case, beingcontained in the housing 6 and therefore conforming to its bend. ByeXtending the housing 6, with a bend, so that it reaches along the left-hand wall of the case as well as the rear wall the spring may be of such length as netto have excessive power when the case isy fully charged with cigarettes. i l

Vhen the case is charged with cigarettes the follower 2O should be held retracted and,`Y in accordance withV the invention, when the cover is then closed and secured by vthe latch l the follower should bereleased automatically. For this purpose a latch 23V is formed by forming a piece of llat metal lwith Van enlargement 23f* engaged under the lip of a block 24 (F ig. 5) thus pivoting the latch, said piece being bent to form an upwardly bent hook 231. /Vhen the followerV is re- -)ressed and is to bel'ocked back the latch Sis depressed until the follower inay be caught by its hook 23h, and upon release of the follower it rises under the pressure of a spring 25 and so holds the followeragainst the Yp'ressi'ire of kspring 22. When the cigarettes have been placed in the ease andthe strap engaged with the clips 19 so as to hold Y the cigarettes down,- on closing the cover 2 a lug 26 thereon encounters the latch 21 and, depressing it releases the follower.

27 is a stiff but flexible strip like the strip 18 and removably held in plate by clips 28 'on the cover and 'serving to retain in the cavity of the cover the reserveA 'charge of cigarettes.

`Having thus Vfully described 'my invention, what I claim is: Y

l. In combination, a case body having aV bottom and an upright surrounding marginal structure thereon formed with a straight portion, a follower extending from said straight portion toward the opposite part of the marginal structure and movable along said straight portion substantially parallel with the bottom and held in such movement by said portion in constant angular relation thereto, said structure having at the end of the vcase toward which the follower is thus movable an `ejection oj'nening arranged to permit one-by-one discharge ofthe articles lengthwise of the follower, and means to vej ect each article when it registers with said opening. l

2. In combination, a case body having a polygonal bottom and an upright surrounding marginal structure thereon, a part of said structure being an elongated continuous housing ext-ending along two Vadjoining sides of the bottom, a follower movable lengthwise of and guided bythe portion of said housing which 'adjoi'ns one l'ofs'aid `Asides and projecting toward the opposite part of the marginal structure, a spiral spring in the housing having one end abutting the follower and normally urging the Vsame toward the end of the case opposite the other` of said sides and having its other end extending into the part of the housing adjoining said-other side and opposed bya part of saidbody, said structure having at; the end Yof the case toward `which the follower is thus movable an ejec-v tion opening arranged to permit one-by-one discharge of the articles lengthwise of the follower, and means to eject each article whenv it registers with said. opening.

3. In combination, a case body'having a rectangular bottom and an upright surrounding marginal structure thereon, said structure forming' an elongated housing at each of three adjoining Vsides of the bottom', a follower movable lengthwise orand guidedv by one of the tw'o housings Which areopposed to each other and Yspring-pressed toward theV third housing, said body having an ejection opening in the part of said structure having the other of said two housings and near the third housing, a'spring-pre'ssed gate guided bythe other of said two housings and normally closing said opening, and a spring-retractedV ejector arrangedfopposite said opening and guided by the third housing.

In testimony whereof Ial-lix my signature.

. RGBER'I BERGER. 

